Husband beater tanked donned; let the art and renovation games resume

Admittedly last august i left the final load of art supplies on my trailer. Compared to last summer, it looks like a light load. Bahahaaaa. But i know from experience this is self deception because these are the big bahonking tubes and i can only carry one at a time. Leaving the trailer loaded with mounds of rubber functioned as a theft deterrent. Summer is here and it is time to unload this bad boy. I am sure my 9 month scholarly practice has left me with the arm capacity of a limp noodle, I am gunless. Bet i’ll be sore tomorrow. But, the good kind. IPlus how can i go wrong having broken out my husband beater tanks for the summer—perfect for art and home renovating. Yay!

For Kathy

Kathy Kelley

Kathy Kelley is working toward her Fine Art: Critical Studies and Artist Practices PhD at Texas Tech University and is a practicing artist. She is involved with interdisciplinary research exploring the possible functions of the writing practices of visual artists who are prolific in art production, recognized in the art world, and sustain their art making practice through the ends of their working careers. Academically she is a recipient of the TTU Presidential Doctoral Scholarship, Helen DeVitt Jones Art Talent VPA Fellowship and CH Foundation Graduate Fellowship.

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Kelley’s research interests arose from her own art practice, involvement in the professional Houston art community, and her instrumental role in developing and implementing a contemporary art foundation program, WASH [Workshop in Art Studio + History], at Sam Houston State University. She has been selected and participated in several Integrative Teaching International ThinkTanks on contemporary pedagogical practices in collegiate art foundations.

Kelley is the founding president of BOX 13 ArtSpace, a non-profit exhibition and studio space in Houston, Texas. Her solo exhibition record includes Women and Their Work (Austin), Lawndale Art Center (Houston), Houston Art League and other venues. Kelley has also received grants from Houston Arts Alliance and Buffalo Bayou Art Park, as well as full fellowship artist residency programs at I-Park (Connecticut), Vermont Studio Centers (Vermont) and Darke Gallery (Houston).